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Carmarthenshire County Council is celebrating being shortlisted for three categories in the 2015  Construction Excellence Wales awards. Llanelli’s new Ysgol Ffwrnes, built by WRW Ltd on behalf of the council, is up for its first award since opening earlier this year. It has been shortlisted in the Sustainability Award – Our Legacy, and Project of the Year categories with the submission, written by the WRW team, highlighting its environmentally-friendly design features and modern teaching spaces. And Shane Evans, a 27-year-old property design technician, has been shortlisted for the Young Achiever award. Shane joined the authority as a building cadet in 2011 having completed a shared apprenticeship with  Carmarthenshire Construction Training Association Ltd , and has recently gained a permanent position within the Property Services design team. Shane suffers with the debilitating condition cystic fibrosis, but has battled through illness to qualify as a carpenter and quickl...

Youngsters in Carmarthenshire will learn how to ride a bicycle in school. Some 18 schools have been selected to take part in The Early Years Cycling scheme, a first of its kind in Carmarthenshire. Funded by Sport Wales , the six-week project will see each child progress through the cycling journey by using age and ability specific equipment designed for toddlers and young children aged 2-7. The council’s sports and leisure staff will deliver training sessions to teaching staff for implementation. Each school will receive 10 balance bikes, one pedal bike, 10 helmets and child friendly road safety equipment such as stop and go signs, road cones and zebra crossing. At the end of the six weeks a celebration event is planned for parents, guardians and others to see the pupil’s progress. The council’s area sport and leisure manager, Gary Price said: “This is an exciting project for the team to be involved in. The huge response from the schools highlights the importance of this ‘skill for l...

Tweeters running in the annual Carmarthen Town Mayor’s Fun Run are being urged to send in their selfies. Fun runners can tweet their pictures to the council’s sport and leisure team @sportcarms using the hashtag #SelfieSirGar. Tweeting photos on the day or during training leading up to the event is welcomed. The best three photos will win a prize and all pictures tweeted to us will be displayed in the Oriel Myrddin Gallery and leisure centres after the event. The race is being held on Monday, May 4 and St Peter's Hall will be open from 8am for those entering on the day. Race organiser, Noelwyn Daniel said: "The beauty of the Carmarthen Mayor's Fun Run races is that they take place in the heart of the town centre, affording great opportunities for spectators to cheer on the runners. Sport and leisure officers, along with Oriel Myrddin staff will be at the event giving out information, advice and goody bags (limited supply). The council’s sport and leisure officer, Hywel T...

Two people have been fined for throwing litter out of their car windows in Llanelli. Council environmental enforcement officers have issued fixed penalty notices for £75 for the litter offences. The first incident happened along Corporation Avenue when a male was seen throwing a chocolate wrapper out of his car window. In the second incident, the officers saw a male throw a drinks cup out of the window in the B&Q car park in Parc Trostre. Failure to pay could lead to prosecution in the magistrates court where the maximum fine is £2,500. The council hopes these fines will act as a warning to others that if they are caught dropping litter they too will be fined. Environmental enforcement officers regularly patrol the county. Director of Environment Christina Harrhy said: “Dropping litter is against the law, whether it is discarding rubbish from a vehicle, throwing cigarette ends or spitting out chewing gum. “If there are no bins nearby, then take your rubbish home with you to dispo...

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Côr Curiad Llanelli 20th anniversary celebration concert with Paul Potts, Jordan Williams and Burry Port Town Band at the Selwyn Samuel Centre, Llanelli. For such a shy and retiring guy, Paul Potts knows how to make big statements on the stage. His guest appearance for Côr Curiad’s anniversary took off like a jet-fighter on afterburn as he launched himself into Lara’s classic Granada. It was a ‘full-on’ rendition which left the full house at Llanelli’s Selwyn Samuel Centre gasping for breath. The Paul Potts engine was working on full throttle and he served up a first-half set which included no less than seven different songs. The magnificent seven, which kicked off with Granada, included Nino Rota’s love theme from the film Romeo and Juliet, Non ti scoradar di mi by Ernesto de Curtis, What A Wonderful World, Vesti La Guibba by Ruggeriero Leoncavallo and Caruso by Lucio Dalla. The surprise item was a cover of Home by the Foo Fighters, a song which features on the new album of th...

CCTV cameras worn by council environmental enforcement officers have helped to catch a litter lout who gave them false details. Enforcement officers issued a fixed penalty notice for £75 to a man who dropped a beer can in Station Road in Llanelli. However, when they got back to the office to process the penalty notice they discovered he had given them a false name and address. Luckily, they had video footage of the culprit and through inquiries were able to find out his true identity. He will now be prosecuted in the magistrates court for two offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 – one for dropping litter and the other for providing false details to an authorised officer The maximum fine that can be imposed for littering is £2,500. Director of Environment Christina Harrhy said: “Anyone caught dropping litter will be fined; and if people think they can get away with it by providing false details, then they are wrong. We will catch up with them and we will prosecute them...